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Richmond, California

See also: Point Richmond, Richmond, California
This article is about the East Bay city. For the San Francisco neighborhood, see Richmond District, San Francisco.

Richmond
City
Aerial view of Richmond
Point Richmond
Hotel Carquinez
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Richmond Ferry Terminal
Flag of Richmond
Flag
Official seal of Richmond
Seal
Motto(s): 
The City of Pride and Purpose
Location in Contra Costa County
Location in Contra Costa County
Richmond is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Richmond
Richmond
Location in the United States
Richmond is located in California
Richmond
Richmond
Richmond (California)
Richmond is located in the United States
Richmond
Richmond
Richmond (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°56′09″N 122°20′52″W / 37.93583°N 122.34778°W / 37.93583; -122.34778
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyContra Costa
IncorporatedAugust 3, 1905[1]
Named forRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager[2]
 • BodyCity council:,[3]
Doria Robinson,
Claudia Jimenez,
Soheila Bana,
Eduardo Martinez,
Gayle McLaughlin, and
Melvin Willis
 • MayorEduardo Martinez (D)
 • SupervisorDistrict 1:
John Gioia
 • State senatorNancy Skinner (D)[4]
 • AssemblymemberBuffy Wicks (D)[5]
 • U. S. rep.John Garamendi (D)[6]
Area
[7]
 • City52.51 sq mi (136.00 km2)
 • Land30.05 sq mi (77.84 km2)
 • Water22.46 sq mi (58.16 km2)  42.71%
Elevation
[8]
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2010)[9]
 • City103,701
 • Estimate 
(2019)[10]
110,567
 • Rank2nd in Contra Costa County
54th in California
 • Density3,678.94/sq mi (1,420.43/km2)
 • Urban
28,038
 • Metro
[11]
4,335,391
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
94801, 94802, 94804, 94805, 94807, 94808, 94850
Area code510, 341
FIPS code[8][12]06-60620
GNIS IDs[8][13][12]1659507, 2410939
Websitewww.ci.richmond.ca.us

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a city council.[14] Located in the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay region, Richmond borders San Pablo, Albany, El Cerrito and Pinole in addition to the unincorporated communities of North Richmond, Hasford Heights, Kensington, El Sobrante, Bayview-Montalvin Manor, Tara Hills, and East Richmond Heights, and for a short distance San Francisco on Red Rock Island in the San Francisco Bay.

Richmond is one of two cities, the other being San Rafael, that sits on the shores of both San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. Its population was 116,448 as of the 2020 census making it the second largest city in the United States named Richmond after Richmond, Virginia.[15]

  1. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "Government". Richmond, California. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "City Council". Richmond, California. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "California's 8th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Richmond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  9. ^ "Richmond (city) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  10. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "American FactFinder – Results". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "FIPS55 Data: California". geonames.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  13. ^ "City of Richmond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  14. ^ East Shore and Suburban Railway Chronology Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, El Cerrito Historical Society, June 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
  15. ^ "Richmond city, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

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